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St. Francis Welcomes Fall 2015 Entering Students

Excitement and exhilaration are in the air at St. Francis School of Law as we welcome our fall 2015 entering class. Admissions Representative Gretchen Phillips stated “I had the great pleasure of working with each of our Fall 2015 students, and can attest to their...

Success in Law School

Students considering law school often wonder what it takes to be a successful law student.  There are several qualities that stand out:  communication, persistence, flexibility, confidence, preparation, and of course intellect, and something I like to call...

Diverse Career Options Available With a Law Degree

There are many career options available to you with a Juris Doctor degree. After you pass the bar exam, a law degree can open the door to a wide range of interesting career opportunities, including a corporate law or transactional law practice, a civil litigation law...

LSSSE Results Show St. Francis Student Engagement

St. Francis School of Law participated in the nationwide Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) for 2015.  With 78% of St. Francis students responding, 93% said they would definitely or probably choose to attend St. Francis again.  This statistic compared...

St. Francis School of Law to Offer Course in Compliance

St. Francis School of Law is pleased to announce that its online Juris Doctor program will be offering a course in Compliance.  In response to compliance failures and related scandals, the area of compliance currently is in high demand as a specialty given the complex...

The Confrontation Clause & Children As Witnesses

In 2004, in Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 41, the U.S. Supreme Court barred the use of “testimonial statements” by nontestifying witnesses unless the witness was unavailable to testify and the defendant had a prior opportunity for cross-examination. Crawford...